Skirt-supporter.



No. 643,288. Patented Feb. l3, I900.

' H. A. HEIN'EMAN.

SKIRT SUPPOBTEB.

(Application filed. July 15, 1899.)

(No Model.).

Wad wad H. A. Heineman HARRY A. HEINEMAN, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIG'N OR OF TWO-THIRDS TO CHARLES J. ROBERTS, ALBERT A. MILLER, AND WALTER EICI-IINGER,

OF SAME PLACE.

SKlRT-SUPPORTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 643,288, dated February 13,1900. Application filed uly 15, 1899. Serial No. 723,885. (No model.)

T at whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, HARRY A. IIEINEMAN, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, re-

siding at St. Louis, in the State of Missouri,

- skirt is detachably secured to a guard-plate suspended by means of laterally-adjustable arms from a corset and in which the attachment between the skirt and guard-plate is also preferably arranged to secure a waist in position. One objection to supporters of this class as heretofore made is that when there is an upward thrust on the supporting-arms the upper end of the arm is liable either to slip out of the eyelet of the corset, thus detacliing the guard-plate, or else the arm itself will be pushed up through the eyelet to the annoyance and discomfort of the wearer. Another objection to these supporters as heretofore made is the liability of the skirt becoming accidentally detached from the guardplate. Still another objection to these prior supports is the difficulty of securing themember carried by the skirt in such position as to register accurately with the projection or projections on the guard-plate. The object of my invention is to produce a skirt-supporter which while simple in construction will obviate the above-mentioned difficulties.

My invention consists in part in the combination, with an arm, of means for supporting a skirt from said arm, ahook on said arm adapted to enter the eyelet of a corset, means for preventing the withdrawal of said hook, and means for preventing said arm from pass ing into said eyelet.

My invention also consists in the combination, with a guard-plate, of means for suspending said guard-plate from a corset, a projection carried by said guard-plate, so as to be adjustable horizontally, and means for attaching a skirt to said projection.

My invention also consists in various other novel features and details of construction, all of which are described in the following spcificatiomand pointed out in the claims affixed hereto.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a view, on a reduced scale, of a supporter made in accordance with my invention and a portion of a pair of corsets and skirt to which the same is attached. Fig. 2 is a detail of the loop adapted to be attached to the skirt. Figs. 3 and 4 are'detailed views of the hook forsuspeudingthe guard-plate from the corset, and Fig. 5 is a vertical section through oneof the supporting-arms and the guard-plate.

Like marks of reference refer to similar parts in the several views of the drawings.

is a portion of the back of a pair of corsets, the parts of which are secured together by lacing 11, passing through eyelets 12 in the usual manner. 13 represents a portion of the band of a skirt.

15 is a guard-plate,to which two arms 16 are preferably secured by means of pivots 17, so that the said arms will be adjustable laterally. Each of the arms 16 is provided at its upper end with a hook 18, which is preferably made integral with the said arm 16. In any case the hook 18 is made of rigid material-that is, material which will not be readily bent out of shape. In order to prevent the arm 16 from being forced up through the eyelet 12, I provide it with two prongs or teeth 19 adjacent to the hook 18. In order to prevent the accidental withdrawal of the hook 18 from the eyelet 12, I secure to said book 18 an auxiliary hook 20. The hook 20 may be secured in position by means of clips 21, bent around the arm 16 below the prongs or teeth 19, and also preferably soldered or brazed to said arm. The hook 20 is formed of flexible material, so as to be readily bent into position, so as to prevent the withdrawal of the hook 18. While I prefer to form the 95 hook 20 of some very flexible material, such as a thin strip of copper, all that is necessary is to have the hook of some material which can be bent with reasonable ease. The hooks 1S and 20 are passed through the eyelet 12 to- 100 gether, and after they are in position the hook is bent upwardly, as shown in Fig. 5, so as to prevent a withdrawal of the hook 18.

In the guard-plate 15 are formed two slots 24, thus leaving guide-strips at the bottom of said plate. Each of the guide-strips 25 is embraced by a sliding member 26, to which is secured a button 27, having a shank 28.

is a U-shaped member, to the lower end of which is attached a pin 31 for securing the said part 30 to the band 13 of the skirt. The pin 31 is preferably made similar to an ordinary safety-pin. Secured in the ends of the arms of the U-shaped part 30 are the ends 32 of a spring-loop 33. The spring-loop 33 has a contracted portion 34 between the main opening 35 of said loop and the opening 36 of the U-shaped part 30. The opening 36 is made large enough to allow one of the buttons 27 to pass freely through it. The width of the contracted portion 34 is preferably slightly less than the diameter of the shank 28 of the button 27, so that the said portion will be slightly sprung in passing over the said shank. The ends 32 of the loop 33 are preferably loosely mounted on the arms of the U-shaped part 30, so as not only to allow a pivotal movement of the loop 33 to enable the loop more readily to be secured over the button 27, but also to allow a longitudinal movement of the ends 32 when the contracted port-ion 34 is sprung apart.

In using my supporter the hooks l8 and 20 are slipped through the eyelet 12 together and the hook 20 bent up, as shown in Fig. 5. As has been above described, this will prevent the withdrawal of the hook from the eyelet, and the prongs 19 will prevent the arms 16 from being forced upward through the eyelet. The U-shaped parts 30 are secured to the band 13 by means of a pin 31. The buttons 27 are now passed through the opening 36 of the U-shaped parts 30 and the contracted portion 34 of the loops 33 sprung over the shank 28 of the buttons 27. Before this is done the waist is preferably placed over the buttons 27, so as to be held down by the loops 33in the usual manner. The contracted openings 34 will prevent the said loops from being accidentally detached from the buttons 27. On account of the horizontal movement of the buttons 27 they will adjust themselves to the position of the loops 33, and this will prevent the band 13 from being drawn out of shape, as might otherwise occur.

I do not wish to limitmyself to the exact construction shown and described, as many changes may be made without departing from the'spirit of my invention.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

1. In a skirt-supporter, an arm, means for securing a skirt to said arm, a hook carried by said arm and adapted to removably engage with the eyelet of a corset, means adapted to be thrown into position after the insertion of the hook for preventing its accidental withdrawal from the eyelet, and means for preventing said arm from entering said eyelet.

2. In a skirt-supporter, an arm, means for securing a skirt to said arm, a rigid hook carried by said arm and adapted to enter the eyelet of a corset, and a flexible hook adapted to enter said eyelet and to be bent into position to prevent the withdrawal of said rigid hook.

3. Inaskirt-supporter,aguard-plate,means for securing said guard-plate to a corset, a sliding member carried by said guard-plate, and means for detachably securing a skirt to said sliding member.

4. In a skirt-supporter,a guard-plate,means for securing said plate to a corset, a button carried by said guard-plate, a member adapted to be secured to a skirt and provided with an opening for the passage of said button, and a spring-loop pivotally mounted on said member and adapted to be sprung over the shank of said button.

5. In askirt-supporter, aguard-plate adapted to be securedto a corset, a button carried by saidguard-plate, a U-shaped member, a spring-loop carried by said U-shaped member and adapted to be sprung over said button, and a pin carried by said U-shaped portion and adapted to engage with a skirt or similar garment.

6. In a skirt-supporter, a guard-plate, arms pivotally mounted on said guard -plate for sus HARRY A. I-IEINEMAN.

Witnesses:

W. A. ALEXANDER, O. D. GREENE, J r. 

